Lac La Biche, Alberta

Lac La Biche
Main street
Main street
Motto: 
Welcoming by Nature
Location within Lac La Biche County
Location within Lac La Biche County
Lac La Biche is located in Alberta
Lac La Biche
Lac La Biche
Location of Lac La Biche in Alberta
Lac La Biche is located in Canada
Lac La Biche
Lac La Biche
Lac La Biche (Canada)
Coordinates: 54°46′13″N 111°58′45″W / 54.77028°N 111.97917°W / 54.77028; -111.97917
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionNorthern Alberta
Planning regionLower Athabasca
Specialized municipalityLac la Biche
FoundedOctober 4, 1798
DissolvedAugust 1, 2007[1]
Government
 • MayorOmer Moghrabi
 • Governing body
  • Darlene Beniuk
  • Colette Borgun
  • Sterling Johnson
  • George L'Heureux
  • Omer Moghrabi
  • Charlyn Moore
  • Jason Stedman
  • Lorin Tkachuk
Colin Cote
Area
 (2021)[2]
 • Land68.39 km2 (26.41 sq mi)
Elevation560 m (1,840 ft)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total
3,215
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Postal code span
T0A 2C0-T0A 2C2 & T0A 3Z0
Area code-1+780
HighwaysHighway 55
Highway 36
Highway 881
WaterwayLac la Biche
Websitelaclabichecounty.com
Official nameNotre Dame des Victoires / Lac La Biche Mission National Historic Site of Canada
Designated1989

Lac La Biche (/ˌlæk lə ˈbɪʃ/ LAKBISH) is a hamlet in Lac La Biche County within northeast Alberta, Canada.[5] It is located approximately 220 km (140 mi) northeast of the provincial capital of Edmonton. Previously incorporated as a town, Lac La Biche amalgamated with Lakeland County to form Lac La Biche County on August 1, 2007.[1]

  1. ^ a b Province of Alberta (April 1, 2007). "Order in Council (O.C.) 332-2007". Retrieved March 11, 2010.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)" (PDF) (PDF). Safety Codes Council. January 2012. pp. 212–215 (PDF pages 226–229). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2021censuscorrection was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs (April 1, 2010). "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 29, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2010.